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The Fall of Great Zimbabwe: Climate, Gold and Collapse
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final centuries of Great Zimbabwe, focusing on the environmental and economic pressures that led to its decline. We discuss the role of gold depletion, overgrazing, and drought around the 1450s, the rise of the rival kingdom of Torwa at Khami, and the shifting trade routes to the Swahili coast. We also examine the legend of Nyatsimba Mutota and the foundation of the Mutapa Empire, the sacking of Great Zimbabwe in the 16th century, and the ongoing debate about whether the city was abandoned or slowly depopulated. Along the way, we touch on the…
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